Fading funerals: More people choosing cremation, informal ceremonies

From high-cost interments to casual memorials, simpler goodbyes being embraced

Gail Bolander’s sister was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer a little over seven weeks ago.

By September first she was gone.

While it was a swift yet expected death the women were prepared.

A few years ago, “when Mom passed away, we both paid for our cremations,” says Bolander from Sioux Falls.

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